As many of my readers know, I haven’t been able to update my blog recently as often as I’d like. Life got a bit crazy for me last year, when my husband was diagnosed with cancer. Then, my beloved mother-in-law passed away. And now, my mom is struggling to get rehabilitated due to crippling arthritis

Imagine you’re at the end of your life, and you’ve been given an opportunity to go back in time and help someone by giving them an important piece of advice—what would that advice be? Whatever it is—do it now, for yourself. Copyright 2016 Michelle Kerrigan

Have you been following Rachel Hunter’s Tour of Beauty on Ovation? I’m fascinated by it! Rachel travels around the globe to uncover the beauty secrets of many cultures. One episode that really caught my eye was her visit to Seoul, South Korea, a city that she reports has the highest amount of cosmetic surgery in

I just came back from visiting my niece up at Bard College before she graduates. We had a fabulous time! While we were out to dinner, I took a picture of her. When I showed her the photo, she told me that she doesn’t like how she looks in pictures. I told her not to

Would you ask for that raise you’ve always wanted? Would you tell a lazy co-worker he’s not pulling his weight? Or, would you finally look for a better job—one that pays you what you’re worth? Well—whatever it is: Do it. Don’t wait. Don’t wait until you have enough confidence. Confidence only comes when you stop

During a snowstorm on Sunday, we lost our phone, TV and internet in the middle of the night. On Monday, we finally scheduled a service call, after trying everything we could to reboot our devices. As the weather in New York has been pretty treacherous these last few weeks, there was a long wait for

You’re in the middle of a crazy day, and your eyes are darting everywhere: emails, texts, Facebook…you name it. Your anxious, emotional self is amping up, and you need your practical self to dial things down. How? Focus. Focus relieves the discomfort of distraction and helps you take control. You only have so many hours

Recently, on my TV show, Workplace Confidence, we discussed courageous conversations we all need to have in our personal lives. I call them “courageous” because these can be difficult discussions, requiring a lot of confidence and care. In business, we call it “contingency planning” for when things go wrong. The same applies to our personal

“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.”—Eleanor Roosevelt Consider the wise advice of the former first lady as you face this new day. Every day brings new opportunities for positive growth and change in your life—if you let it. Today could be a good day or bad day. The decision is yours.

I recently published an article in Business Insider about courageous conversations every leader should have. It is also posted here. I call these conversations “courageous” because they require a lot of care and confidence. In business, these conversations are known as contingency planning and preventive actions for emergencies and for when things go wrong. The

I ordered my first back brace the other day. I was starting to experience some lower back pain, so my doctor recommended wearing a brace, especially when I weight train. On my first visit to the gym with the new support, I asked my trainer if I was wearing it correctly. She adjusted it and